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Download full textBruce, Elizabeth W. – North Dakota Library Notes, 1974
The current trend in biomedical information systems is to decentralization. Starting with the Medical Library Assistance Act of 1965, various plans of organization have been tried for improving the national diffusion of medical information. In 1968 the John Crerar Library became the Midwest Regional Medical Library, serving as an intermediary…
Descriptors: Consortia, Decentralization, Diffusion, Information Networks
TEDESCO, CLAIRE R. – 1967
THESE PROCEEDINGS CONSIST OF PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE MEETING, GROUPED INTO TWO SUBJECT AREAS--THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION LIBRARY PROGRAM AND THE REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAM OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH. THE IDEA OF THE SUCCESSFUL MEDICAL LIBRARY AS A PHYSICIAN'S LABORATORY IS EXPLORED, REFERRING TO VA HOSPITAL LIBRARIES. A DESCRIPTION OF THE…
Descriptors: Automation, Information Systems, Interlibrary Loans, Library Associations
Peer reviewedLangner, Mildred C. – Library Trends, 1974
A history and overview of library services in the health sciences area, beginning with the deluge of information in World War II. Includes discussion of types of libraries and users, special services, interlibrary cooperation, bibliography and research, information retrieval and library mechanization. An extensive list of references is appended.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, History, Information Systems, Interlibrary Loans
Farquhar, J. A. – 1970
This memorandum is the result of an investigation into the three existing biomedical information services; MEDLARS (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System), the interlibrary loan (ILL) service, and the network of Poison Control Centers. This research is intended to provide an understanding of the structure, quality, and coverage of these…
Descriptors: Automation, Biological Sciences, Computer Oriented Programs, Data Processing
Cummings, Martin M. – 1976
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) had its beginnings in the Library of the Army Surgeon General's office established in 1836. Dr. John Shaw Billings, who was in charge from 1865 to 1895, greatly influenced the growth of the library and also initiated production of the widely used "Index Catalogue" of author and subject listings as…
Descriptors: Databases, History, Information Networks, Information Services
Maguire, Carmel; Lovelace, Eugenia – 1975
An initial survey of medical information resources in New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria, Australia, reveals a lack of adequate collections, insufficiently trained staff, few formal lines of communication between service providers, and paucity of mechanisms to ensure user awareness of available services. Detailed proposals are provided for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination, Information Networks, Information Services
PDF pending restorationMaguire, Carmel; Lovelace, Eugenia – 1975
Approximately 300 Australian users and non-users of the biomedical computerized data base, MEDLARS, were surveyed by mailed questionnaire in an attempt to determine the needs of present and potential users of the system and their prior experiences with computerized as well as other information services. Results of the survey reveal: (1) an…
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination, Information Needs
